Burton Riggs Nature Reserve Nature Reserve in North Yorkshire

Burton Riggs Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in North Yorkshire that is managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

Burton Riggs Nature Reserve is a great place to visit for birdwatching and suits all ages.

Birds found in Burton Riggs Nature Reserve

There have been 97 species of birds recorded in the Burton Riggs Nature Reserve area.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Burton Riggs Nature Reserve

There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Burton Riggs Nature Reserve area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)